Yes, and it is the classic Chiang Mai night on foot. Start with the beer bars along the eastern moat on Moon Muang and Kotchasarn roads by Tha Phae Gate, then follow Loi Kroh Road east through its bars to Chang Klan Road, where the Night Bazaar is a block away and Anusarn Market sits at its south end. Zoe in Yellow, on Ratvithi Road inside the Old City, is a short walk back the other way.

Far enough for a ride. Nimman is west of the Old City, near the university, while Loi Kroh and the Night Bazaar are on the east side, so the two scenes sit on opposite sides of town. A Grab, Bolt or red songthaew covers it quickly. Nimman's bars, Warm Up Cafe and the rooftops on Maya Mall and at Akyra Manor are close together, so pick one side for the night rather than bouncing between them.

On Charoen Rat Road, along the Ping River, across the water from the Night Bazaar side of town. Good View and The Riverside are the long-running bar-restaurants with live bands, and they make an easy early stop before Loi Kroh, a short ride away. North Gate Jazz Co-Op, a tiny and usually packed jazz bar, is elsewhere: by Chang Phueak Gate on the north side of the Old City.

At weekends, in two places. The Sunday Walking Street runs along Ratchadamnoen Road from Tha Phae Gate into the Old City, and the Saturday Walking Street is on Wua Lai Road, just south of the Old City and known for its silver shops. Both run from late afternoon until about 11pm and get very crowded. The Night Bazaar on Chang Klan Road is the everyday alternative, open every night of the week.

Almost all on the east side of the Old City. Loi Kroh Road is the strip, with beer bars, a few gogos and massage shops between the moat and the Night Bazaar, and the Loi Kroh entertainment complex is a covered block of beer bars around a Muay Thai ring. The Moon Muang and Kotchasarn bars line the eastern moat by Tha Phae Gate. Filter to beer bars and the cluster is obvious.

In Nimman, on the west side of town. Myst Maya sits on top of Maya Mall with mountain views, and Rise Rooftop at the Akyra Manor hotel has a glass-sided pool. Both open from about 5pm, so time a visit for sunset, then stay in Nimman for its bars and clubs rather than crossing town. Rooftop hours change with the season, so check they're open before you go.

About a kilometer in a straight line. The riverside bars, Good View and The Riverside, are on Charoen Rat Road on the far bank of the Ping River, a little under a kilometer from the Night Bazaar on the map. You can walk it by crossing a bridge, but most people take a short Grab or songthaew, especially late. A riverside dinner with a live band, then the bars on Loi Kroh, makes an easy night.

Spicy, the after-hours club on Chaiyaphum Road, the Loi Kroh entertainment complex, and the Myst Maya and Rise rooftops in Nimman. All four are long-running names, but late-night spots like Spicy change hands and hours often. Use the Directions button to look the place up in Google Maps first, and tell us if you find one has closed.